As college signings are just around the corner, the NCAA has decided to put a new rule into place called the JUCO law. The JUCO law states that high school graduates can attend a community...

  Every school year, West gets a new load of foreign exchange students. A few weeks before the new school year, teens from different countries are packing their bags and getting ready to travel, live...

  Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) is the local community college stationed here in Traverse City. After high school graduation, many students attend this local college. Also, they offer opportunities...

  Memorial Day is celebrated this year on Mon. May 27. Memorial Day is a very special day for veterans and the men and women that are currently serving. Lots of services take place around the United...

  Honors cords date back to the 14th century in order to show the levels of education each person had. In the modern world today, students walk across the stage wearing the cords that they earned in...

  The new TCAPS clinic, located at West Middle School in the old art building, is now open to all students in the TCAPS district. They offer both mental and physical health services along with sport physicals...

  TCAPS has a large variety of students from different economic backgrounds. Certain margins of students from less fortunate environments, such as students without a home, occasionally need possible support...

    Winter brings along great times being outside, but some unfortunate parts come with winter: illnesses. Winter illnesses are something students are advised to look out for whether they're...

  In Traverse City, the diversity of religions is very large, meaning there are even more traditions practiced during certain periods, especially the month of December. The most popular is Christmas because...

  Not only is Jolly Pumpkin known for its amazing food, but it also has a history of a ghost. Jolly Pumpkin was built in 1880 by J.W Stickney and his wife Genevieve Stickney. At first it was an inn,...

  WSH football has been a part of the Big North Conference since 1997, when the school opened. This is the school’s second year in the Saginaw Valley Conference. Along with this comes new rivals, new...